by Sasha James
NEVER TOO LATE FOR THE REAL THING
Those of you who are not new to the path of personal development and self-discovery, you have already survived experiences of struggle and pain, failure and disappointment. I know how confusing that is, and how hard that feels. At the same time, I know how revealing and sweet it is to be freed from all of that burden! It’s not only about my own experience, but also about seeing the identical results appear in the lives of people I have shared this with, such as friends and clients who I work with one-on-one. Again, using the same words in just a few previous paragraphs, this is my answer to the legitimate question, “Why have you decided to write down this approach?”
BECAUSE IT FREAKING WORKS.
If you want to make it work, it will. This method is easy to understand and apply, while it delivers significant improvements and rapid long-lasting results.
Also, that’s the other reason why I didn’t write this book earlier–because writing is not my main area of expertise. The actual idea of putting everything into a digestible form of a short and practical book was presented to me by the very people whose lives had been transformed with the help of this approach. For a few years, I heard this idea of ‘publish a book/put all of this in the book’ before I understood the value of that good advice.
It’s strange, in a way, because I love helping others…I really enjoy seeing others become free of pain, fear, and scarcity. For quite a while, I have seen that task, of assisting others on the path of growth and self-discovery, as the most important part of my existence. Therefore, the decision to create this book felt so good and right as soon as it was made. Time and time again, I have witnessed people drastically change their financial situation, which practically transforms their whole lives. Those are the sweetest moments–when my client finally ‘gets it’, when it clicks and he (or she) starts experiencing the results of the ‘Shortcut to Having More’ methods. I’m convinced that this book can help you achieve the same results in your life. I’m sure it will assist you toward becoming the best version of yourself in a practical and specific way.
I do not know you personally, but I know this very well. These methods will give you a total makeover of your ability to earn and keep money. You will be able to achieve much more, have a lot more fun, and feel far better with your new ability to create more money, wealth, and prosperity.
If you would like me to summarize the specifics, these methods will be disclosed within the ‘Shortcut to Having More’. Overall, this is what they will do:
- HELP you understand why you are not earning the amount of money you really deserve to earn.
- PINPOINT specific money blocks, programmed self-talk patterns, and obstacles that force you to stay in a stunted state (i.e. in survival rather than in growth mode).
- Empower you, once and for all, to clear the obstacles from the conscious and subconscious parts of your mind.
- MAKE YOU FEEL lighter with more energy, clarity, enthusiasm, and fun.
- ASSIST you to deal with deeply rooted issues in the most efficient way.
As a result, you will…
- BECOME EMPOWERED to double or triple your earning potential within a truly short time.
- UNCOVER the true reason you don’t have enough/earn enough.
- LEARN how to free yourself of this pattern quickly and easily.
- EXPERIENCE a true internal shift in your confidence, inner sense of value, and beliefs about what is truly possible for you to be, do, and have.
- ACCELERATE your achievement of greater wealth by unleashing your natural brilliance, passion, enthusiasm, and energy.
- EXPAND into who you really are.
- GROW into the best version of yourself.
SIGNIFICANCE OF (UNDERSTANDING) MONEY
What is money, in the first place? Why are there so many associated emotions, from pain and struggle to excitement and joy? Why is everything placed in relation to money?
So many people are confused; they don’t see the real nature of money. The biggest mistake people make is to consider the material aspect of money and finances as an all-encompassing package–all in all. Without understanding the inner nature of money and wealth, people become trapped in scarcity consciousness. Within the four walls of scarcity, one believes the Big Pie Theory in this universe (or the Zero Sum Fallacy in economics): “There is not enough for everyone.” Greed, fear, and anxiety become the dominant emotions that drive and direct their lives. As a result, gathering money, piling up things, and having more than their neighbors can become an obsession; in this way, the material aspect of money becomes the ultimate goal of existence. As a result, people suffer so much–nothing good comes out of this approach to money and wealth. Love of money, in this way, makes people waste their time and life!
MONEY CANNOT BE A SATISFACTORY LIFE GOAL FOR ANY INTELLIGENT MAN OR WOMAN.
If you do not fully understand why I’m saying this, that may be the exact cause of your overall financial lack: not earning enough money, not having enough money in your savings account, not having enough successful or productive investments, etc. For that reason, let me explain a little bit more about this, without going into too much philosophical detail. The spiritual aspect of money is of the greatest importance. One can understand it as a creative force, a type of energy of creation, a tool of expression that humans can master. Our relationship with money directly resembles our inner state of development.
We move through our path in life, looking for pleasure, happiness (or anything) that can satisfy those urges we feel, screaming from the depth of our hearts. In some way or another, that inner voice is always connected with having money, wealth, and prosperity. Most people understand this fact more often than not, yet some individuals are unable to perceive that connection. Let’s be honest and clear about that. Why is money perceived to be so important in the first place? Why should earning, making, and keeping money have such a great influence on practically each and every aspect of our lives? Thousands of books, programs, television shows, and movies deal with this topic. As you know, we could spend huge amounts of time on this topic alone, but I have good news:
In order to get rid of everything that stops us from earning two, three, or even ten times the amount of income you have now, you do not need an extensive understanding of finances or the financial world (provided that knowledge isn’t necessary to provide greater value to your clients).
All of us, however, need efficient methods to clear those blocks and obstacles to ‘having more’; most of those methods are kept within ourselves unconsciously. This is the whole topic of this book; you will most certainly receive all you need in order to be successful in clearing the path to greatness.
So, we’ve circled back to the first question. Really, what is money? Are we speaking about pieces of paper, printed green in United States, blue and orange in Spain, purple and red in Canada, and a whole rainbow of colors in other countries? Is money really only paper labeled with different numbers, in ones and zeros? Again, without diving too deeply, I would like to summarize just a few conclusions that can be greatly beneficial and offer help to everyone on this path.
- Money is only a representation and a carrier of value; it is not the goal of life but rather a channel and tool for value exchange. Another way to say this is a proverb: ‘Money is a wonderful servant but a bad master.’
- Collecting and having money cannot be the end goal of (intelligent) human life, but it is definitely a great tool to help us achieve our goals while living a full life.
- Having a lot of money without applying inner work doesn’t give anyone their desired results; truly, it does not make anyone really abundant, wealthy, and happy.
- External manifestations of ‘being rich’ are often deceptive and of a flickering, temporary nature. Without living in harmony, without having an understanding of ‘having more’, nothing can carry us to the stage of real satisfaction and fulfillment.
SIGNIFICANCE OF (PRECIOUS) TIME
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bsp; All of us take different life paths, even if they appear similar, trying to figure out the meaning and significance of our own existence. Time plays a naturally significant role. Our search for how to get more from life, enjoy more happiness, more fulfillment, deeper spiritual connection or material success…all of these things bring us to a path of growing. We label that path by certain names: personal development, professional growth, spirituality, life mission, etc. However, that label is not at all important. What is really important is what we get from the path that we decide to follow – the types of advancement and tangible, real results we receive as a result of following the path we have chosen.
Again, another crucial factor is time. If your thinking is similar to mine, one very important aspect of any one our goals is speed - how fast we achieve those results. What is the use of achieving or completing my goals if that does not leave me enough time to actually live?
“All good things take time…” This phrase gets repeated to us endlessly, but we also know that when something doesn’t feel smooth, when something feels like too much endeavor, it probably isn’t the best way. Sometimes we need the school of hard knocks; sometimes we need to feel some pain. I agree with that, but we should never need to use this method as a way of spending our most precious asset, the most valuable currency that we possess or process–our time.
Let me ask you one thing: Based on your experience, can there BE a shortcut?
In other words, can we find a method that provides not only knowledge, but also (most importantly) practical tools that can save us a lot of time and effort on our journey of searching for something that doesn’t just make sense but actually works?
In my experience, the answer is the biggest Y-E-S you can imagine!
How can I be that positive about it? Well, it did require a *freaking* long journey for me. I was traveling all around a convoluted, meandering back road, missing the point by hundreds of miles and failing to see the signposts to the shortcut. In fact, I think that I took the longest path of trial and error that exists. Trust me, I am grateful for every second spent on that road. For me, that school of hard knocks was needed for some reason. For a long time, I had no idea what that reason was, but as soon I started to think of assisting and helping others on this path, a whole new dimension unrolled. All of that pain and struggle that I went through now gives me great power and strength to reach out and help anyone who is ready. I genuinely dislike seeing others suffering or in pain, especially when I can do something about it.
Perhaps I always knew that all of the difficulties and pain points were part of my reality for a reason. It wasn’t easy to acknowledge that while suffering and getting poor (or nonexistent) results. Time may be an illusion–certainly some esoteric people and quantum physicists explain this idea elaborately–but in this dimension, most of us consider the time factor as our greatest treasure.
I respect each and every second that I have, and I know you do as well; for that reason, I am positive that you will hear me out. You can save great swaths of time, an incredible amount of precious energy, by learning from my mistakes or by simply absorbing the methods and approaches in this book.
Upper FLOORS VERSUS THE ‘RAT RACE’ OF THE UNDERGROUND LEVEL
I always knew there must be an easier way. There had to be a shortcut to a better life! Some of you may feel similarly. Some of you don’t, but this is probably the crucial point of your decision. It’s simple, actually–even if you have a closed mind or you think that any advancement in earning money must be hard work, I humbly request that you give this chapter a chance. A last chance, if you decide to do so.
From experience with my clients, I know that many people feel very positively about getting to a much better and faster way–but along the way, many do give up. Some give up more quickly while others give up after a long time of trying hard; in any case, I understand that response. A few times, I was just one thin thread away from giving up; I know the feeling of walking the tightrope of life. As explained, taking a shortcut to a ‘Having More’ state of mind does not involve losing anything or compromising the quality of anything on the path. If you are not in the mood for the upcoming story/exercise, please let me share its conclusion with the hope that you will later return to the story and explanation.
On THE JOURNEY From THE ground to the top floor, you can CLIMB BY STAIRS…OR, if you knOw how, SIMPLY take the elevator.
Let’s dive a little bit deeper with something that is very simple and easy to do. This interactive meditation exercise functions on several levels; while it’s not the most important part of any soul-searching method, it is very helpful. I am quite sure you haven’t already experienced this approach to digging deeper. If you have time to peacefully read through the next five minutes, let’s do it.
Take a breath, lean back for a minute, and imagine an empty movie screen in front of your eyes. Since you are reading and not listening to my voice, this cannot be a guided meditation. However, your mind is creative and you still have the ability to create pictures while reading.
Paint the following image on the screen of your mind in as much detail as you can. If you can, it’s best to imagine yourself right there in the following situations. Try to see everything through the eyes of a participant. The more detail you are able to create within your mind, the stronger and better results you will achieve from this simple exercise. Read and do your best to ‘be there’:
BEGINNING OF INTERACTIVE MEDITATION ->>>
You’re walking across town on a peaceful, sunny afternoon. All of a sudden, you find yourself in front of a building that you never noticed before. In moving closer, you realize that this is some sort of incredibly opulent, impressive, 230-floor building. You look up and can hardly see the top of the building as it reaches an incredibly high level. Walking toward the entrance, you can see that the building is not only high but also unusually big–it covers several blocks– and seems incredibly interesting; it’s definitely something you want to check out. While entering one of the magnificent marble corridors, you cannot stop wondering about the luxurious, opulent detail of this building. Inside, the place is filled with people weaving in and out and around the place. Everyone seems to be busy, and the reception desk has a line of people waiting to be served. You’re interested to learn more because, for some reason, this building and everything inside looks very familiar to you. It is slightly irritating, a nagging feeling, but you feel eager to discover a reason for it. You keep walking around the ground floor, looking around the lavish space, exploring. There are conference rooms, shops, cinemas, health and fitness centers, luxury stores with watches and jewelry, as well as displays of famous fashion brands. Despite that, everything seems to be happening somewhere else, not here on the ground floor.
Although the space is really gorgeous and bathed in enticing light, you become restless - your mind starts to feel overwhelmed by all these incredible luxurious facilities you’re seeing all around the ground floor. You start thinking about the deeper meaning of this place and these stylishly decorated red-and-white marble corridors, gold, precious stones, and Persian carpets; they seem to be hiding something much more valuable. As you start searching for answers, you start noticing written messages placed around the walls, around the ground floor, and its corridors. While reading, you recognize different messages hanging from various locations, and read them one by one. Each and every message sounds familiar. Each message is meant to apply to you and your current situation–directing and inspiring you toward improvement, betterment, and becoming an even more complete version of you.
Suddenly, you understand. You realize that the very meaning of this place is moving up into higher and higher floors of the building. Once you recognize the pattern, you can see people, men and women of different appearances, professions and ages, moving toward different floors of this building. Now, you start seeing the incredibly busy corridors leading to staircases. From the ground floor, you can see that people on the higher floors seem happier th
an those on the ground floor; they seem to have a different kind of energy. After watching for a while, you begin to understand that moving up higher does not mean only having more money and material opulence. Slowly, it becomes more clear to you that moving higher actually means becoming more–you start understanding that having more is equal to ‘being more’. Having more involves change from within. Everything starts making even more sense now. Obviously, the conditions and quality of life have increased by each floor, so at each higher floor level, a better life is lived out by the stair climbers.
But then you notice one strange thing – the staircases are really crowded! They are jammed with people climbing up, almost stepping on the legs of the person in front of them. You look around and notice the numerous entrances, leading to staircases placed on all sides of this building; at every point, you see a similar situation. You want to move up as well. Finally, you find a staircase that looks a bit better by comparison to the other spots that you have just checked. You start climbing enthusiastically, but it does not take long for difficulties and calamities to appear, one after another. You start to notice more and more disturbing details.
Many people are climbing the stairs in that crowd. Although most of the men and women appear to be intelligent, positive, and self-aware, something does not look right. You decide to investigate, to understand more about that ‘not right’ sixth sense sending you warning signals.